Ed McKean was born on Monday, June 6, 1864, in Grafton, Ohio. McKean was 22 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 16, 1887, with the Cleveland Blues. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Ed McKean baseball stats page.
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Ed McKeanEd McKean Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
- | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
Ed McKeanEd McKean Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1887 | 23 | Blues | 132 | 539 | 97 | 154 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 54 | 60 | - | 32 | - | - | 1 | - | .286 | .358 | .263 |
1888 | 24 | Blues | 131 | 548 | 94 | 164 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 68 | 28 | - | 30 | - | - | 6 | - | .299 | .340 | .425 |
1889 | 25 | Spiders | 123 | 500 | 88 | 159 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 75 | 42 | - | 25 | - | - | 4 | - | .318 | .375 | .418 |
1890 | 26 | Spiders | 136 | 530 | 95 | 157 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 61 | 87 | - | 25 | - | - | 6 | - | .296 | .401 | .417 |
1891 | 27 | Spiders | 141 | 603 | 115 | 170 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 69 | 64 | - | 19 | - | - | 1 | - | .282 | .352 | .373 |
1892 | 28 | Spiders | 129 | 531 | 76 | 139 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 49 | - | 28 | - | - | 1 | - | .262 | .325 | .326 |
1893 | 29 | Spiders | 125 | 545 | 103 | 169 | 29 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 133 | 50 | - | 14 | - | - | 4 | - | .310 | .372 | .473 |
1894 | 30 | Spiders | 130 | 554 | 116 | 198 | 30 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 128 | 49 | - | 12 | 11 | - | 2 | - | .357 | .412 | .509 |
1895 | 31 | Spiders | 131 | 565 | 131 | 193 | 32 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 119 | 45 | - | 25 | 11 | - | 7 | - | .342 | .397 | .501 |
1896 | 32 | Spiders | 133 | 571 | 100 | 193 | 29 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 112 | 45 | - | 9 | 12 | - | 2 | - | .338 | .388 | .468 |
1897 | 33 | Spiders | 125 | 523 | 83 | 143 | 21 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 78 | 40 | - | 14 | 6 | - | 4 | - | .273 | .330 | .379 |
1898 | 34 | Spiders | 151 | 604 | 89 | 172 | 23 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 94 | 56 | - | 18 | 13 | - | 1 | - | .285 | .346 | .371 |
1899 | 35 | Perfectos | 67 | 277 | 40 | 72 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 40 | 20 | - | 5 | 4 | - | 0 | - | .260 | .310 | .339 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
13 Years | 1,654 | 6,890 | 1,227 | 2,083 | 272 | 158 | 66 | 1 | 1,124 | 635 | - | 256 | 57 | - | 39 | - | .302 | .364 | .416 |
Ed McKeanEd McKean Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1887 Blues | 2B | 8 | - | - | 44 | 5.5 | 38 | 20 | 18 | 6 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .864 | 0.00 |
1887 Blues | LF | 4 | - | - | 5 | 1.3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 |
1887 Blues | SS | 123 | - | - | 645 | 5.2 | 546 | 195 | 351 | 99 | 32 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .847 | 0.00 |
1888 Blues | 2B | 9 | - | - | 60 | 6.7 | 51 | 27 | 24 | 9 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .850 | 0.00 |
1888 Blues | 3B | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 |
1888 Blues | OF | 48 | - | - | 96 | 2.0 | 85 | 79 | 6 | 11 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .885 | 0.00 |
1888 Blues | SS | 78 | - | - | 396 | 5.1 | 360 | 120 | 240 | 36 | 13 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .909 | 0.00 |
1889 Spiders | 2B | 1 | - | - | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 |
1889 Spiders | SS | 122 | - | - | 666 | 5.5 | 604 | 206 | 398 | 62 | 42 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .907 | 0.00 |
1890 Spiders | 2B | 3 | - | - | 8 | 2.7 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 |
1890 Spiders | SS | 134 | - | - | 774 | 5.8 | 699 | 266 | 433 | 75 | 46 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .903 | 0.00 |
1891 Spiders | SS | 141 | - | - | 802 | 5.7 | 711 | 248 | 463 | 91 | 42 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .887 | 0.00 |
1892 Spiders | SS | 129 | - | - | 668 | 5.2 | 576 | 207 | 369 | 92 | 29 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .862 | 0.00 |
1893 Spiders | SS | 125 | - | - | 752 | 6.0 | 678 | 247 | 431 | 74 | 55 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .902 | 0.00 |
1894 Spiders | SS | 130 | - | - | 751 | 5.8 | 680 | 269 | 411 | 71 | 43 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .905 | 0.00 |
1895 Spiders | SS | 131 | - | - | 737 | 5.6 | 670 | 246 | 424 | 67 | 42 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .909 | 0.00 |
1896 Spiders | SS | 133 | - | - | 671 | 5.0 | 614 | 214 | 400 | 57 | 57 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .915 | 0.00 |
1897 Spiders | SS | 125 | - | - | 664 | 5.3 | 611 | 226 | 385 | 53 | 36 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .920 | 0.00 |
1898 Spiders | SS | 151 | - | - | 782 | 5.2 | 729 | 304 | 425 | 53 | 47 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .932 | 0.00 |
1899 Perfectos | 1B | 15 | - | - | 177 | 11.8 | 172 | 162 | 10 | 5 | 8 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .972 | 0.00 |
1899 Perfectos | 2B | 10 | - | - | 47 | 4.7 | 43 | 20 | 23 | 4 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .915 | 0.00 |
1899 Perfectos | SS | 42 | - | - | 220 | 5.2 | 195 | 72 | 123 | 25 | 13 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .886 | 0.00 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
SS Totals | 1,564 | 0 | 0 | 8,528 | 5.5 | 7,673 | 2,820 | 4,853 | 855 | 497 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .900 | 0.00 | |
OF Totals | 48 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 2.0 | 85 | 79 | 6 | 11 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .885 | 0.00 | |
2B Totals | 31 | 0 | 0 | 165 | 5.3 | 146 | 72 | 74 | 19 | 11 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .885 | 0.00 | |
1B Totals | 15 | 0 | 0 | 177 | 11.8 | 172 | 162 | 10 | 5 | 8 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .972 | 0.00 | |
LF Totals | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1.3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 | |
3B Totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 | |
13 Years | 1,663 | - | - | 8,972 | 5.4 | 8,082 | 3,138 | 4,944 | 890 | 518 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .901 | 0.00 |
Ed McKeanEd McKean Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1887 Blues | 76 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 269.5 | 16.8 | 10.0 | - | - | - |
1888 Blues | 52 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 91.3 | 18.3 | 8.1 | - | - | - |
1889 Spiders | 35 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 125.0 | 20.0 | 6.7 | - | - | - |
1890 Spiders | 23 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 75.7 | 21.2 | 8.7 | - | - | - |
1891 Spiders | 14 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 100.5 | 31.7 | 8.7 | - | - | - |
1892 Spiders | 19 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 19.0 | 5.7 | - | - | - |
1893 Spiders | 16 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 136.3 | 38.9 | 4.1 | - | - | - |
1894 Spiders | 33 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 69.3 | 46.2 | 4.3 | - | - | - |
1895 Spiders | 12 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 70.6 | 22.6 | 4.7 | - | - | - |
1896 Spiders | 13 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 81.6 | 63.4 | 5.1 | - | - | - |
1897 Spiders | 15 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 261.5 | 37.4 | 6.7 | - | - | - |
1898 Spiders | 11 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 67.1 | 33.6 | 6.4 | - | - | - |
1899 Perfectos | 4 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 92.3 | 55.4 | 6.9 | - | - | - |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
13 Years | 323 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 104.4 | 26.9 | 6.1 | - | - | - |
Ed McKeanEd McKean Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1887 Cleveland Blues | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1888 Cleveland Blues | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1889 Cleveland Spiders | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1890 Cleveland Spiders | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1891 Cleveland Spiders | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1892 Cleveland Spiders | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1893 Cleveland Spiders | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1894 Cleveland Spiders | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1895 Cleveland Spiders | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1896 Cleveland Spiders | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1897 Cleveland Spiders | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1898 Cleveland Spiders | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1899 St. Louis Perfectos | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
Ed McKean Stats by Baseball Almanac |
Did you know that Ed McKean batted better than .300 five times, with a high of .357 in 1894? Did you know that Ed participated in two Temple Cup series, one in 1895 (won), the other in 1896 (lost)? Too easy? Did you know that eventual Hall of Famer Bobby Wallace replaced Ed as the starting shortstop for the St. Louis Perfectos in 1899?
Ed McKean | 1887 Old Judge Baseball CardBaseball Almanac Research Library
ED MCKEAN BIOGRAPHY
Edwin John McKean played mostly in the 1800’s with Cleveland in the short lived American Association, the Cleveland Spiders and the St. Louis Browns. From 1889-1999, McKean hit .302 with 66 homers, 1124 RBI, and 323 stolen bases in 1654 games.
He played with one of the most famous 1800’s teams the Cleveland Spiders, winning the pennant in 1895. "Mack" was not a good defensive shortstop but hit well. He hit over .300 and drove in 100 RBI for 4 straight years from 1893-1896.
After his playing career, McKean was a player-manager with Rochester in the Eastern League from 1902-1908 and left baseball for good afterwards.
Once he left baseball, McKean went into business in various areas including boxing, wrestling and horseracing before opening a bar that was his final job. He passed away at 55 in 1919, due to his heavy drinking over the years. He was survived by his wife and three sons and was buried in Calvary Catholic Cemetery, in Cleveland, Ohio.
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